Archive for harmony

Today I want to talk about my dear friend Bridget Brewer, an amazing architect and landscape designer who creates homes, purposeful buildings, gardens, parks and other landscapes in harmony with their surroundings and the laws of nature.

One of the things she's doing right now that I'm really excited about is designing plans for state-of-the art green collaborative housing. This kind of thing is SO what we'll all be looking at in the future, and Bridget's thinking about it now.

I'm proud to announce the launch of her new website, Brewer Studio Architects. I can't wait to start building her blog – the one she's going to be writing to share her unique point of view and give us a glimpse into the Brewer creative process!

A close friend of mine has recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, one of these rare and particularly scary types of cancer that galvanizes one’s full attention. Here’s a quote she shared with me this morning from a book she’s reading:

"A diagnosis of cancer is a personal encounter with the will to live… the impulse toward wholeness and integrity that is buried in the heart of every living thing."

My friend, who has stepped up to this challenge with incredible
courage, has articulated her ‘impulse towards wholeness and integrity’
in a number of ways. One of which is a great deal of consciousness
about her physical surroundings, making sure her home feels truly
harmonious and reflects the integrity and beauty of her inner life, as
well as the specificities of her history and ‘place’ in the world.
Another is to bring out all those beautiful things she owns and display
or use them, rather than keep them safely stored for ‘special’ times.

In the threat of death, she’s discovered the secret of life … to
give herself up to life fully; to look for & experience the
wholeness and harmony in every moment.

A couple of weeks ago now I spent three full days in San Francisco at the Grove Consultants International offices in the Presidio engaged in the coolest thing ever – a “Book Sprint” to collaboratively create a Field Guide on Visual Facilitation. This project is ... Read More